From Stratosphere to Biosphere: Ultraviolet-B Radiation

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. Biologic Effects of Light
5. Acute Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on Skin 3
6. Vitamin D₃ and Sunlight: An Intimate Beneficial Relationship 11
7. The Positive Association of Breast Cancer Mortality with Low Sunlight Levels and High Air Pollution Levels in Major U. S. Cities 34
8. Sunlight, Vitamin D, and Mortality from Breast and Colorectal Cancer in Italy 39
9. Systemic Effects of Serial Ultraviolet Light Irradiations 44
10. Photosynthesis of Previtamin D₃, in Cities Around the World 48
11. Influence of Season and Time of Day on the Synthesis of Vitamin D₃ 53
12. Evaluation of the Effect of Sun-Tanning Bed Radiation on the Synthesis of Previtamin D₃ and the Degradation of Vitamin D₃ in an on Vitro Model 57
13. Son-Tanning Bed Radiation Increases Vitamin D Synthesis in Human Skin in Vivo 62
14. Eurosun S3 and Medisun - A New Generation of Sunlamps for Vitamin D3 Formation and Light Protection 67
15. Geographie Variation in Breast Cancer Incidence and Sunlight in the USSR: The Possible Protective Effects of Vitamin D₃ and 25-hydroxyvitamin D₃ 68
16. Spectroscopic Probe of the Distribution of Drugs or Dyes between different Biopolymers 73
17. Photoimmunology
18. Effects of UV Radiation on Infectious Diseases 83
19. Effects of Ultraviolet B (UVB) Radiation on Induction of Cutaneous Immune Responses 97
20. Photosensitivity 104
21. Effects of Ultraviolet (UV) Light on Inflammatory Skin Disease 111
22. CD4+ Cells after Serial Irradiation with Different Spectra of Ultraviolet Light 120
23. Immune Response to Visible Light Treatment of SAD Patients 125
24. Effects of Light on Circadian Rhythms
25. Biological Effects of Light in Humans: The Regulation of Physiology, Mood and Behavior 133
26. Effects of Light and Melatoninon Human Circadian Rhythms 155
27. Light Therapy for Winter Depression 171
28. Bright Light Effects on Human Sleep and Alertness During Simulated Night Shift Work 188
29. Possible Retinal spatial Summation in Melatonin Suppression 196
30. Twilight Zeitgebers for Daily Resetting of Circadian Pacemakers 205
31. Circannual Changes in Serotonin Function and Suicidality 213
32. Influence of UV Light on the Frame of Mind 219
33. Effects on Eyes
34. Photopic and Scotopic Contributions to Steady-State Pupil Size with Full Field of View and Light Levels Typical of Interior Environments 227
35. The Potential Ocular Hazards of Viewing Bright Light Sources 230
36. New Mechanisms for UV-induced Cataract 245
37. Dose-dependent effects of UV-A on visual evoked potentials in humans 253
38. Regulation of Light Absorption And Retinal Responses To Light 260
39. Image Enhancement by Short Wavelength Light Filtration 263
40. The Potential Ocular Phototoxicity of Antidepressant Drugs 269
41. Photomedicine
42. Topical Retinoic Acid Partially Reverses the Structural Damage in Photoaged Skin 277
43. Effects of UVB Radiation on Human Immunodeficiency Virus 288
44. Fluorescent Light: Does It Exacerbate Disease In Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus? 293
45. Heart Rate Variability after Serial UV-Irradiation 297
46. Histologic Aspects in Treatment of Epithelial Tumors by Photodynamic Procedures 302
47. UV-Therapy in Spa medicine 316
48. Treatment of Psoriasis with Visible Spectrum Light 323
49. Effects of PUVA Treatment on Human Immunodeficiency Virus 333
50. Photochemical Origins of Griseofulvin Photosensitivity 339
51. Regulations of Melatonin Secretion in Humans by 5-Methoxypsoralen: Possible Antidepressive Effect 344
52. Studies on the Mechanism of UVA1-Induced Hemolysis 349
53. Application of Chlorophyll and Bacteriochlorophyll derivatives to PDT of Malignant Melanoma 354
54. Ozone
55. From Stratosphere to Biosphere: Ultraviolet-B Radiation 365
56. Effects of Ozone Layer Depletion on Man 376
57. Urocanic Acid, Photoimmunology and Ozone Depletion: Human Health Implications 387
58. UV and Skin
59. Melanoma Risk: Unaffected by Sun Exposure? 399
60. A Model for Epidermal Influence on UV Induced Dermal Atrophy 405
61. Disruption of the Cytoskeleton in Human Epidermal Keratinocytes by Ultraviolet Radiation 412
62. Effects of Solar Ultraviolet Photons on Mammalian Cell DNA 417
63. A Novel Eukaryotic DNA Repair Enzyme Recognizes UV Light-Induced Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimers 425
64. Systemic Influences of Ultraviolet Irradiation on Subsequent Chemical Carcinogenesis 430
65. Hormonal Effects on DNA Repair Capacity in Humans 437
66. The Effect of DNA Topology on the Repair Efficiency of Ultraviolet Light Induced DNA Damage 444
67. Melanin as a Photoprotective Agent in the UV Photolysis 450
68. Photoprotection by Serotonin 458
69. Author Index 463
70. Subject Index 465